Symptomless HIV infection after more than ten years

Clinical outcomes of HIV-HCV co-infection in a large cohort of hemophiliac patients

“…In Europe, the first HIV seroconversion in a hemophiliac patient is dated back to the end of 1979, when a British patient with inherited factor VIII deficiency received a clotting factor concentrate of US donor origin and subsequently developed an acute seroconversion illness. 11 Therefore, the vast majority of our patients most likely seroconverted to HIV in the years 1980 -1983. The time of HCV acquisition in our patients can be specified less precisely.…”

Twenty five years of HIV infection in haemophilic men in Britain: an observational study

“…The first HIV seroconversion in the United Kingdom in a man with haemophilia was in 1979 1. After HIV was identified, measures were taken to remove the risk of HIV transmission via blood products, and since 1986 no HIV infections have occurred through this route in the developed world.…”

The best of times, the worst of times: a story of haemophilia

“…The first patient to seroconvert in the UK was treated in 1979 for abdominal bleeding and developed non-A non-B hepatitis (HCV) followed by HIV. 17 When an HIV test became available in 1985 it was possible to check stored samples from patients with haemophilia to establish the date of seroconversion. In this way, a cohort of 111 patients with HIV with known dates of seroconversion was identified (Fig 2).…”